Somebody Tell me What im doing Wrong

[Krocker]

Hiya, im new to turing. I wanted to do something simple to start. here is my coding:


% Calculates the total Average of 4 classes
loop
var average:real
var average1:real
var average2:real
var average3:real
var average4:real
put "Enter Your Averages"
colour(10)
get average1
colour (11)
get average2
colour (9)
get average3
colour (6)
get average4
colour (black)
% Calculates the total average
put "Your total average is"
delay(2000)
average:= (average1+average2+average3+average4)/4
% Shows the total average
put average
if average > 50 then
put "passing"
else if average > 50 then
put "failing"
else
put "You are in the middle"
end if



When i go to play, i keep getting a compilation error message. im not sure wats wrong, i have tried different things. can someone plz help me and tell me wats wrong. thjx

[TheGuardian001]

If you look at what the error says, you'll see that you're missing an "end if"
If you look at it again, you'll see you're also missing an "End loop"

And finally,

code:

if average > 50 then put "passing" else if average > 50 then put "failing" else put "You are in the middle" end if

Both of those conditions are > 50. The second one should be <50.

[Krocker]

I do have an "end if", i added an end loop and its says that it should be end if. but i already have one! im so confused!

TheGuardian001 @ Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:55 pm wrote:

If you look at what the error says, you'll see that you're missing an "end if"
If you look at it again, you'll see you're also missing an "End loop"

And finally,

code:

if average > 50 then put "passing" else if average > 50 then put "failing" else put "You are in the middle" end if

Both of those conditions are > 50. The second one should be <50.

[SNIPERDUDE]

And just a side note:
This post would make more sense in the Turing Help section as opposed to the Turing Tutorials section.

Also, posted code is easier to read (as it keeps indentation and colour the same) when you use syntax tags

code:

[syntax="turing"]paste code here[/syntax]

Just for future reference.

[TheGuardian001]

Krocker @ Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:03 pm wrote:

I do have an "end if", i added an end loop and its says that it should be end if. but i already have one! im so confused!

You started another "if" with your else if. The correct way to use an else if is to use elsif.

[DemonWasp]

Block constructs (meaning IF, LOOP, FOR, etc) must be properly nested. This means that the following examples are valid:

code:

loop     if     end if end loop

code:

loop     if         if         end if     end if end loop

But these examples are not valid:

code:

loop     if     end loop (missing an end-if here!) end if (can't be outside the loop!)

Most importantly, Turing uses "elsif", not "else if". This code:

code:

if average > 50 then put "passing" else if average > 50 then put "failing" else put "You are in the middle" end if

looks like this to Turing (indentation added to show blocks):

code:

if average > 50 then     put "passing" else     if average > 50 then         put "failing"     else         put "You are in the middle"     end if

what you want is:

code:

if average > 50 then     put "passing" elsif average > 50 then     put "failing" else     put "You are in the middle" end if